Dear friends,
 
Missouri University of Science and Technology's Engineering Education Center (EEC) has provided services to the Greater St. Louis engineering and computer science communities since 1964. Our center offers graduate degrees and graduate certificate programs to working professionals in a number of areas.  Since its inception, over 2,500 engineers and computer scientists gained their master’s of sciences degrees at the EEC and joined the family of Missouri S&T alumni.
 
It is important to reflect on the advantages of graduate education to working men and women with a bachelor’s of science degree. Some of them (though surely, not all) are listed below:

1. Higher qualification brings you professional and personal satisfaction and recognition
Unless you inherited money from your uncle, succeeded in your own business, or were lucky in Las Vegas, knowledge is the key to your success at work that is ultimately reflected in your self-satisfaction and social status. With the world economy becoming more knowledge-oriented than labor-oriented, this brings social changes (some of them unwelcome, but nevertheless, this is a fact of life and we cannot change it). On the personal level, this means that you need one commodity that is really valued in this century, i.e. knowledge. This commodity can be acquired through advanced studies, like the programs provided to you by the EEC.

2. Quality of programs
Programs offered at the EEC are identical to the corresponding programs on the main campus of Missouri University of Science and Technology. The courses are taught by faculty (residing in St. Louis or Rolla) and adjunct faculty. A number of classes taught at the EEC are transmitted via Internet to the students in Rolla, while other classes are often received via Internet from Rolla.  All adjunct faculty hired by the university are screened at their respective departments. This guarantees high quality and effective teaching, as reflected in a number of teaching awards earned by the faculty working at the EEC. 
 
3. Opportunity to study without interrupting your job
The EEC has served as a graduate center for working professionals since its inception. The classes taught at the EEC are scheduled in the evening; each class is taught once a week. This has proven to be a very convenient schedule for our students. The classes delivered from the Rolla campus via Internet may be scheduled differently. However, all these classes are archived, so that a student enrolled in the class can watch it any time and as often as necessary. All faculty teaching at the EEC make the convenience of the students their first priority. Notably, many companies provide a full or partial tuition reimbursement recognizing the benefits of a higher education of their employees to the company. 

The EEC is experiencing a period of growth – the number of graduate students located in St. Louis has increased by over 35 percent in the span of several semesters. Nevertheless, our classes are relatively small and you can be assured of personal attention from the professors and staff at the EEC. We are proud of our contribution to the local economy and to the fulfillment of the mission of Missouri S&T.

 
Sincerely,
 
Victor Birman
Professor and Director